On Monday Baby G was 4 weeks old so I decided to take him to a baby clinic to have him weighed. The last time he was weighed was when he was 4 days old and then he weighed 3.24kg. He lost 190g in the first few days and the midwife was happy with that as it was less than 10% of his original birth weight.
On Monday he weighed 4.25kg, so just over a kilo heavier than when he was 4 days old. I was shocked to be honest; I thought he weighed less, as the guidelines my midwife gave me said that he should gain about 150g per week. I really thought he was still less than 4 kilo’s. I guess one doesn’t notice how much they grow if you see them all day every day.
He is getting cuter by the day, by the way. He started laughing last Friday, I thought I was mistaken, but he laughed so many times yesterday that there is definitely no doubt anymore! He’s only laughed when I’m around, so no one else has seen it yet, but DH just missed it last night. Baby G laughed 3 times just after DH got into the bath, but he could hear him at least. I really want to try and capture it on video for DH and the rest of the family when he does it again.
Other things that he does that are so cute are: He loves to stretch when he wakes up and he pulls the funniest faces, he chats up a storm and I just love listening to that and he absolutely loves to fall asleep on mommy and daddy’s chests and the look of content is just wonderful to see, and I also love the way he likes to sometimes lick my nipple when the milk is dripping out!
He loves to cuddle and would do it all day, and then my favourite thing with him is when I’m breastfeeding him, what a special time of bonding between the two of us!
I realized that I haven’t posted any pictures of baby G’s room yet, so I took some for you and I also want to include a picture of the cradle that we are borrowing from DH’s cousin. I never realized how nice the cradle would be until baby G was born. He sleeps in there during the nights and it is so convenient because now he can sleep in our bedroom for as long as he fits in there. If you can get hold of one, I would highly recommend it! One of the recliner/rockers we bought is also in our bedroom at the moment and I feed baby G from there at night.
During the day he sleeps in my arms mostly, or next to me on the bed. We have a Moses basket in our living room, but baby G rarely sleeps in that, and if he does it’s not for long, although he is sleeping there at the moment!
The cradle
The cot and toy box
Wall cubes
Moses Basket
So glad baby G is doing so well and love his room and all his sleeping places, he really is a lucky little boy
So awesome and so happy for you xxx
Way to go Gian! They really do grow so fast and you really have no idea how much weight they are gaining – I was always so suprised when we weighed Kade cos he didn’t “feel” that heavy
Love his room and his sleeping places!
xxx
What a beautiful nursery and cots! Glad you are enjoying him so much.
Your baby boy is beautiful! I wish I had a cradle or Moses basket. Enjoy him Marion, before you know it they start shaking their head when you want to pick them up and turn their heads away when you kiss them. (O’kay granted Emma gets so many kisses I will also get fed – up if I was her). So Marion …. “soen hom op terwyl jy kan”!